IRISS’ evaluation report of the 2012 Social Assets in Action Project has been published. This project aimed to incorporate strength-based practice in the delivery of mental health services by piloting personal asset mapping.
Tag Archives: Assets and community strengths
Enabling State project
SURF and the Carnegie Trust will work together in 2013 on an ‘Enabling State project’, which will look at UK cross-border approaches to the role of the state and asset-based regeneration.
Hear discussion on asset based approaches
A recent episode of IRISS fm (internet radio for the social services) offered on a discussion on asset based approaches, including Fiona Garven of the Scottish Community Development Centre.
Community Assets & Poverty videos
Videos are available of presentations by Lynne Friedli, Andy Milne and Ian Cooke at the Community Assets & Poverty seminar, jointly organised by SCDC, and the Poverty Alliance in May 2012. The event asked: How do we achieve a balance … Continue reading
Assets in Action: case studies
The report from Glasgow Centre for Population Health ‘Assets in Action: Illustrating asset based approaches for health improvement’ has now been supplemented by 19 extensive case studies of projects using asset-based approaches for health improvement, including many community-led projects. Together, … Continue reading
Pubs and Places
This report from IPPR uses a Social Return on Investment methodology to measure the wider social value generated by a sample of community pubs, and finds that this ranges from around £20,000 to £120,000 per pub. It concludes that we … Continue reading
